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bleary

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++blear·y /ˈblɪəri $ ˈblɪri/ (also bleary-eyed) adjective  TIREDunable to see very clearly, because you are tired or have been crying 〔因疲劳或流泪〕视线模糊的;睡眼惺忪的 Steve emerged from his room, unshaven and bleary-eyed. 史蒂夫从卧室里出来,胡子拉碴,睡眼惺忪。blearily adverbbleariness noun [uncountable]
Examples from the Corpus
blearyA messenger from the mill woke the bleary-eyed Thompson at 3:00 a.m.For most people breakfast is a time to renew contact with the world, often through bleary eyes at best.I checked the clock, squinting through bleary eyes.Alexander wakes with a start, gives a visitor a perplexed, somewhat bleary stare, then melts blissfully back into slumber.We pull on our coats with bleary yanks as the alcohol works its universal spell, and bump out the door.
Origin bleary (1300-1400) blear to make (the eyes) unable to see clearly ((13-19 centuries))
blear·y adjectiveChineseSyllable
to clearly, very unable Corpus you see are because tired or


bleary
bleary /ˈblɪəri $ ˈblɪri/ (also ˌbleary-ˈeyed) adjective
 Date: 1300-1400
 Origin: blear 'to make (the eyes) unable to see clearly' (13-19 centuries)
unable to see very clearly, because you are tired or have been crying:
    Steve emerged from his room, unshaven and bleary-eyed.
—blearily adverb
—bleariness noun [uncountable]


blearyBrE /ˈblɪəri/ 🔊NAmE /ˈblɪri/ 🔊 adjective(of eyes 眼睛) not able to see clearly, especially because you are tired (因疲倦等)视力模糊的,看不清的She had bleary red eyes from lack of sleep. 她由于缺乏睡眠而双眼昏花,布满血丝。🔊🔊